Divine Doctor Foolish Consort

  "See the princess." Lan Mei walked over slowly, with a respectful attitude and a flat tone, without any unusual behavior or signs of panic. It had to be said that she was very good at hiding her emotions.

  Meng Fu Ying also wanted to know what she was holding in her hand, but at this time, she didn't want to stir up trouble either.

  It can now be basically confirmed that Lan Mei is related to this matter, but she also knows that the entire plan cannot be designed by Lan Mei alone.

  The person behind Lan Mei is the strongest and most terrifying one. Xuan Yuan Ye wants to expose, it's also the person behind her back.

  "So late, where have you been? The empress dowager just asked about you." Meng Fuying smiled slightly and asked very casually, with no unusual expression.

  "The slave went to take a look at the green bamboo." Lan Mei slightly lowered her eyelids and replied in a low voice, with no unusual tone detectable.

  "En." Meng Huai Ying nodded slightly in response, "Hurry back, the Empress Dowager's side has no one to take care of it."

  She knew that even if she grabbed what Lan Mei was holding onto right now, Lan Mei would definitely have enough reason to brush it off.

  From Lanmei's reaction just now, it was clear that she had been prepared for this moment long ago.

  So Meng Bufei didn't ask anymore and let her go back instead.

  "Yes." Lan Mei still responded respectfully, but didn't rush to leave first, letting Meng Fu Ying go ahead before heading towards the He Shou Palace.

  After Lan Mei left, Meng Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly. When Xuan Yuan Ye came in the evening, he would let Xuan Yuan Ye thoroughly investigate Lan Mei's past.

  Arriving at Qing Zhu's room, Qing Zhu's injury had improved a lot. After bandaging, there was no obvious abnormality, and he could move around freely as long as he didn't exert himself too much.

  At this moment, she has already gotten out of bed and is walking around in her room.

  "Your Highness." Seeing Meng Fu Ying, Qing Zhu's face involuntarily floated a faint smile, and his voice was also filled with obvious delight. He quickly turned around to come over and pay his respects.

  Maybe it was because the action was a bit too fast, and it pulled on the wound, causing her body to stiffen slightly.

  "You little girl, why aren't you resting properly?" Meng Fu Ying slightly glared at her and intentionally spoke with a hint of anger, but seeing that she was fine, he was also happy for her.

  "Hehe, if Qing Zhu lies down again, I'm afraid he'll become a useless person." Qing Zhu naturally understood Meng Fu Ying's thoughts and smiled softly once more.

  Meng Fu Ying also smiled slightly with her, but thinking of Qing Zhu's injury this time, after all, was because of her, so she still felt a little guilty.

  "Wait until you're healed, in two days, I'll let you recover your true identity and return to my side." Meng Fu Ying thought for a moment before saying softly.

  If things go on like this, I'm afraid that one day there will be a flaw exposed. Qing Zhu's current situation is getting more and more dangerous, and she needs her by her side.

  "Alright." Qing Zhu heard Meng Fu Ying's words, the smile at the corner of her lips spread uncontrollably, and she glanced slightly at the corner of her mouth, saying with a hint of distress, "Being a divine doctor is really too exhausting."

  Her words paused slightly, then she continued, "Qing Zhu doesn't understand medical skills either. If something happens, he will definitely reveal his flaws, just like the time the Empress Dowager fainted. If Qing Zhu hadn't been injured at the right time, I'm afraid it would have leaked out."

  Meng Fu Ying was taken aback for a moment by Qing Zhu's words, although they were unintentional, but they reminded her of something.

  This time Qing Zhu's injury is indeed helpful to Qing Zhu. Otherwise, when the Empress Dowager was injured at that time, Qing Zhu couldn't see anything and would have definitely raised suspicions.

  And just as Qing Zhu said, that person could have killed Qing Zhu completely, but she only stabbed Qing Zhu with one sword.

  "Qing Zhu, has Lan Mei just come to see you?" Meng Fu Ying hid the astonishment in her heart and asked casually. It wasn't that she didn't believe Qing Zhu, but rather because she knew that Qing Zhu's relationship with Lan Mei had always been good, and she was afraid that Qing Zhu would accidentally reveal something in front of Lan Mei.

  "Yes, she just sent some pastries to Qingzhu." When Meng Fuying mentioned Lanmei, a faint smile spread across Qingzhu's face again, a warm and touching smile filled with emotion.

  "Your feelings for her are quite good." Meng Fu Ying asked again in a casual tone, but when she saw the smile on Qing Zhu's face, her words became more cautious.

  "Ah, back then, Qing Zhu and she entered the palace together, and Qing Zhu and she also practiced martial arts together." In Qing Zhu's eyes, there were a few more memories, and those memories were obviously extremely beautiful, because on her face, there was a faint happiness.

  "Oh, then whose martial arts skills are higher between you and her?" Meng Fuying was worried that she couldn't ask this question, but didn't expect Qing Zhu to bring up their shared experience of practicing martial arts together, so she took the opportunity to ask along with her words.

  "Hehe." Qing Zhu smiled slightly awkwardly, "To say, Qing Zhu's martial arts really aren't as good as hers. At that time, Qing Zhu was being playful."

  "You." Meng Fuying feared Qing Zhu would think too much, so she lightly tapped her head and looked at her with a hint of amusement. She didn't continue asking questions.

  But in his heart, he had already found the answer.

  When she returned to He Shou Palace, Lan Mei was making up the bed for Empress Dowager.

  Meng Fu Ying didn't ask anything else and just casually chatted with the Empress Dowager for a while before returning to her own room.

  A pair of eyes, wide open, subconsciously gazing out the window, wondering if Xuan Yuan Ye will come tonight?

  Suddenly realized, one day without seeing him, it seems there is still some longing in my heart.

  It seems she has started to care about him.

  However, after waiting for a long time, until the night was quiet and still, she still didn't see his shadow. Meng Fu Ying's heart couldn't help but feel some disappointment, her red lips slightly pursed.

  She pulled the quilt forcefully over her face and muttered in a low voice, "Don't come if you don't want to, what's so great about it."

  "What? Is the princess referring to me?" But as soon as her voice fell, he was already lying on her bed, his arm naturally wrapping around her.

  His lips close to her ear, he chuckled softly.

  Meng Fu Ying's body stiffened slightly, thinking that his words had just been heard by him, and he felt a little uncomfortable, so he didn't turn around, but instead said with a hint of embarrassment, "Who was talking about you, overthinking..."

  "Heh heh……" Xuan Yuan Ye lowered his voice, lightly laughing, because he was afraid of startling the empresses again, so he suppressed that laughter as much as possible. The sound was barely audible, but she could feel him tightly pressed against her chest, slightly rising and falling.

  He is busy until now because he needs to mobilize troops to support Meng Yuntian today and also secretly investigate that matter.

  Although he was already exhausted to death, he still ventured to come to the Kaju-ji Temple.

  But I didn't expect that as soon as I came in, I heard this little woman's dissatisfied muttering.

  At that moment, he felt that his adventurous journey here was really worth it.

  It seems his woman is also thinking of him.

  Because of his deliberate laughter, Meng Buxiang only felt more depressed in her heart. Why did this man not come early or late, but came at this time?

  However, Xuan Yuan Ye didn't give her much time to regret it, because next, he had quickly turned her around and kissed her.

  This time, Meng Fuying did not resist at all, and even responded slightly to him.

  Xuanyuan Ye's body stiffened slightly, then sank deeper, his kiss becoming more and more entwined with hers.

  Or else, if he weren't still in Shou Palace at this moment, he would have gone even deeper, into other places.

  However, knowing that nothing could be done in this situation at Shou Gong, Xuan Yuan Ye didn't want to make things difficult for her, nor did he want to make things difficult for himself.

  After this matter is over, he will be fine again...

  After ending that lingering kiss, he held her tightly and whispered in her ear, "You did very well today."

  He had long known that nothing could hold her back.

  "Hmm, I can actually hear your praise, it's truly rare." Meng Fuying hesitated for a moment before intentionally letting out a light laugh, but her heart still warmed up a bit.

  "If you want to listen, I'll tell it to you every day." Xuan Yuan Ye also had a smile all over her face. She wanted to hear this, and it wasn't easy at all.

  "Huh, saying it every day, what's the point? Hearing it too much is annoying." Meng Bufei was stunned, if he said it every day, wouldn't it become numb and meaningless?

  "You mean I'm annoying you?" Xuan Yuan Ye slightly raised his body, intentionally putting on an angry face as he looked at her.

  But his lips, however, were irresistibly drawn to hers once again.

  "Have someone discreetly investigate Lan Mei's situation, including what she was like before entering the palace, especially who she has been in contact with recently?" Meng Fu Ying suddenly remembered something about Lan Mei and said in a low voice, her face serious.

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he responded in a low voice, "En." His words paused for a moment before adding, "You be careful too."

  Since she suspected Lan Mei, it proved that Lan Mei must have had a problem. Lan Mei had always been by her side, so...

  "En, I know." Meng Fuying also knew that this matter was indeed extremely dangerous, and responded solemnly.

  The next day was extremely calm and nothing else happened.

  However, Meng Fuying still lived in He Shou Palace, and Xuan Yuan Ye didn't tell her to go back.

  Roufei's side is also busy with Buddhist rituals and didn't come over either.

  The Empress Dowager originally said it was for doing seven days of Buddhist rites.

  However, later on, Ruolan said that Fahai said three days would be enough, so they only did it for three days.

  Three days of time, extremely quiet, made Meng Fu Ying more suspicious of Rou Fei.

  The Taoist priest was making a ruckus in the Roucheng Palace, definitely preventing Concubine Rou from proceeding with her next plan.

  However, the enemy is not moving, and I am not moving either. Since that person has been quiet, she and Xuan Yuan Ye naturally will not make any rash moves either. Of course, Xuan Yuan Ye has also been secretly investigating this matter for the past few days.

  On the third day, Rong Fei came to Shou Gong to pay her respects, but in reality, she had come for Meng Xueling's sake.

  "I, your concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty. These past few days, I have been busy with Buddhist rituals and had no time to come and pay my respects to you, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Consort Rong entered the Heshou Palace and slightly bowed her head in greeting, paying her respects to the empress dowager.

  "It doesn't matter. Get up." The empress dowager, however, didn't think so and slightly waved her hand to let her get up. Then she casually asked again, "How's the Buddhist ceremony going? Today is the last day, isn't it?"

  "Returning to the palace, today is the last day. The master said that once it's done today, there won't be any more problems." Consort Rou replied in a low voice, her soft tone extremely respectful, without a hint of dissatisfaction.

  "Well, then." The empress nodded slightly, but her gaze seemed to hold a hint of coldness.

  "The Empress Dowager's complexion is not bad today. It seems that her body has recovered a lot." Consort Rou slightly raised her eyes, gazing at the Empress Dowager, with a faint and gentle smile spreading across her face as she spoke in an extremely intimate tone.

  "Ah, it's indeed much better." The empress also smiled slightly, and the cold intent in her eyes was quickly concealed.

  Roufei's eyes slightly shifted, looking at Meng Fuying, hesitated for a moment, before slowly saying, "Fuying, the Empress Dowager's body has also mostly recovered. You should return to the Wangfu too. It's not suitable to always stay here, after all, you are now Yan'er's princess consort."

  Roufei said this when her eyebrows slightly frowned, with a hint of dissatisfaction.

  Meng Fu Ying was taken aback for a moment, but soon understood that Rong Fei had come today for this very reason. However, she wasn't sure if Rong Fei truly wanted to persuade her to return or just came to test her intentions.

  "Meng Fu'er still didn't put his heart at ease, wanting to stay and take care of the Empress Dowager." Meng Fu'er's eyes slightly drooped, concealing all emotions in her eyes, speaking in a low voice with a few hints of coldness, not giving Rong Fei much face.

  It seemed that Roufei had not expected Meng Fuyao to refuse her so bluntly, and her face sank slightly, with dissatisfaction growing more apparent in her eyes. However, she still spoke softly, "Mother knows you're still angry about what happened, but can't you just put it behind you? Besides, there were rumors a few days ago about you and Fan'er, I'm afraid Yan'er has some misunderstandings too. If you two keep being like this, the misunderstanding will only deepen."

  What Ruohuan said was reasonable and sounded sincere, as if she truly had their best interests at heart.

  "Meng Fu said, if that thing is true, then this queen's position, Meng Fu doesn't want it either. In Meng Fu's feelings, there can't be even a grain of sand." Meng Fu Ying slightly raised her eyes and looked straight at the gentle concubine, saying slowly word by word.

  "You child, what are you talking about? You're making such a big deal out of something so trivial. If men taking in women is not normal, then wouldn't the harem have been in chaos by now?" Upon hearing Meng Cuiying's words, Rong Fei's eyes also flashed with anger, her emotions visibly stirred.

  Her behavior was normal too, originally because Meng Cuiying didn't return to the Wang Fu, she had some dissatisfaction. Now being provoked by Meng Cuiying like this, with her straightforward and simple nature, she would definitely be annoyed.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly, but she didn't say a word. The gentle concubine came here, wouldn't it be to scold her?

  "Yan'er is a man after all, he has many important things to attend to, he can't be bothered with this every day. You are his queen, you should understand him. You won't make him apologize to you again, will you? After all, that morning, what happened between you and Fan'er, he must have been angry too, why make it difficult for him?"

  Her words were all extremely protective of Xuan Yuan Ye, fully revealing the selfishness of a mother's love.

  The empress dowager remained silent all along, and it was unclear what she was thinking about.

  Meng Fu Ying's lips curled into a faint cold smile, she hadn't expected that Rong Fei would still bring up the matter of Xuan Yuan Fan from that morning, was she really here to persuade her to go back?

  "If Rong Fei is not satisfied with Meng Fu, she can just replace her as the princess consort. Didn't Rong Fei send a few women to Yi Wangfu that day? There must be one among them that Rong Fei is satisfied with, and she can directly make her the princess consort."

  "You." Rong Fei's breath caught, her face also slightly flushed, and she immediately looked at the Empress Dowager, saying somewhat urgently, "Empress Dowager, look, look at what she said, isn't this clearly a provocation against me?"

  Rou Fei might have been too anxious and spoke without reserve, pouring out her grievances to the Empress Dowager.

  "Alas, this girl is indeed of such a temperament. I've been advising her every day for the past few days, but she just won't listen, not even to my words." The empress dowager looked slightly dazed and let out a faint sigh with a hint of helplessness.

  "But this can't go on, she is the princess of Yan'er after all, and can't stay in Heshou Palace forever. This will definitely lead to gossip, which won't be good for Fu'er or Yan'er." Consort Rou spoke anxiously again upon hearing Empress Dowager's words.

  "It's not entirely Fu'er's fault, they've just gotten married and you sent a few women over, whoever it was would be uncomfortable, let alone knowing Fu'er's temperament is already so stubborn." The empress dowager's eyes once again gazed at Rong Fei, speaking slowly word by word.

  But in the words, there is an obvious hint of blame towards Rong Fei.

  The gentle wife was dazed for a moment, then lowered her eyes again and said in a low voice, "Yes, this matter, I didn't think it through. At the time, I only heard Mingfei and others say that Rufei agreed herself, but forgot to ask Rufei again, which is my negligence."

  Roufei's voice was tinged with obvious apology, but she shifted all the blame onto Mingfei.

  The words paused slightly, then continued, "If it's because those women don't want to go back, I'll go and apologize to the Emperor, ask him to take back his orders, and have those women thrown out of the palace."

  The empress's face sank slightly as soon as Rong Fei spoke, "Can the emperor's words be casually withdrawn? You are someone by the emperor's side, yet instead of sharing his worries, you would rather make things difficult for him?"

  Roufei's words were really too improper. Anyone who is slightly astute would never say something like this.

  Even if she was eager to let Meng Fu Ying go back, it's impossible for her to say something like that. Unless this Rong Fei's brain is really simple and has never turned a corner.

  Roufei's face also changed slightly, and her expression became more self-reproachful. She said repeatedly, "It was my fault, I only thought of letting Fu'er return, I only wanted to let Fu'er and Yan'er resolve their misunderstanding between them. I was too hasty for a moment and didn't think about the emperor's situation."

  "Never mind, I'll talk to Yinger again. You can go back first." The empress was obviously really angry, and she coldly said after giving her a slight glance.

  "Yes." Consort Rou did not dare say anything more and could only softly respond before retreating out.

  Meng Fu Ying gazed at her departing figure, but his eyes slightly sank. What was the purpose of Rong Fei's visit today?

  Yes, every sentence she said sounded like she wanted her to return to the palace, but what she actually said was fundamentally impossible to achieve that goal.

  As a result, it has instead increased the contradictions between her and Rong Fei.

  But Rong Fei couldn't have come here so early just to create conflict between the two of them, could she? It's not suitable for her to create conflict between them at this time, is it?

  On the fourth day, an unexpected guest arrived at He Shou Palace - Meng Ruxue.

  To be honest, Meng Ruxue's sudden appearance really stunned Meng Cuiying for a moment. At this time, Meng Ruxue suddenly appeared in the imperial palace, which was indeed unexpected for her.

  "Xu?r gives the empress dowager her greetings." Meng Ruxue walked in and gave a gentle smile as she greeted the empress dowager, her clear voice was extremely pleasant to listen to, and her slight bow was also extremely respectful.

  "Well, how did you come suddenly?" The empress responded with a sound, then directly asked, it was clear that Meng Ruxue's appearance was also extremely unexpected.

  After the Empress was deposed and Xuan Yuan Ye chose Meng Fu Ying, Meng Ru Xue rarely entered the palace.

  "Xue Er heard that her sister had returned, and because she missed her sister so much, she wanted to visit her at the Wang Fu several times. However, each time she was told that her sister was with the Empress Dowager. Xue Er, missing her sister terribly, came to the palace to take a look, and also begged the Empress Dowager to forgive her impulsiveness."

  Meng Ruxue's words were extremely reasonable, and when looking at Meng Fu Ying, there was also a gentle smile on her face, with obvious concern in her eyes.

  She's really good at pretending, but Meng Fu is secretly laughing coldly in her heart. This woman has actually hired assassins to kill her, yet she can still pretend to have such a deep sisterly bond with her. She's truly formidable.

  Meng Fu Ying didn't even give her a second glance, afraid that if he looked at her again, he would be disgusted to the point of vomiting.

  "Oh, I see." The empress dowager didn't particularly like her either, so her voice was also flat and emotionless.

  Meng Ruxue was about to speak again, but just as she was about to open her mouth, the gentle princess walked in.

  Roufei was overjoyed when she saw her and extremely enthusiastic. "Snow, why have you come so suddenly?"

  To say, Rong Fei has always liked Meng Ruxue very much. In the past, she was extremely good to Meng Ruxue, treating her like a daughter-in-law. It's just that she didn't expect that later on, Xuan Yuan Ye didn't choose Meng Ruxue.

  Xue'er greets Ruo Fei Niang Niang. Meng Ru Xue very obediently pays respects to Ruo Fei.

  "En." Rong Fei looked at Meng Ru Xue, her face full of undisguised satisfaction, and asked gently, "You're here to see Fu Er, aren't you?"

  "Returning to Consort Hua, Xue Er has indeed come to see Fu Er's younger sister." Meng Ruxue replied extremely respectfully.

  "Ah, you've come just in time. Help me persuade Meng Fuying to return to the Duke of Yi's residence sooner." The gentle consort's face slightly darkened as she looked at Meng Fuying with a hint of dissatisfaction.

  Meng Ruxue was a clever person, and as soon as Yu Fei spoke, she naturally understood. However, she also had great tact and wouldn't ask more questions, only softly responding with "Yes."

  Her attitude made Rong Fei even more satisfied, and she looked at Meng Ruxue with a hint of regret in her eyes, as if she was regretting what had happened on the day Xuan Yuan Ye chose his concubine.

  Otherwise, Meng Ruxue would have been Xuan Yuan Ye's queen.

  "Empress Dowager, the Emperor just said that my side has made offerings and gotten rid of the bad luck, so tonight we will be having a family banquet at Roucheng Palace to liven things up and fill the air with joy." Consort Rou spoke softly as she looked towards the Empress Dowager.

  "Well, it's fine this way." The Empress Dowager nodded slightly in response to her words. The Emperor had always been extremely partial to Consort Rou, so this matter was quite normal.

  "Remember to go early, Meng Fu, and also help the Empress with the arrangements." The gentle consort looked at Meng Fu Ying with special instructions, as if afraid that Meng Fu Ying would not go.

  "Yes, Meng Fu'er knows." Since Rong Fei said so, Meng Fu'er naturally couldn't refuse either.

  "Xue Er, since you're also in the palace, why don't you go to Rou Xin Palace later? It's been a long time since I've seen you dance." Consort Rou said with a gentle smile, turning to Meng Ru Xue.

  She just said it was a family dinner, but now she's letting Meng Ruxue go, her intention is too obvious.

  It seems that Meng Ruxue cannot be allowed to become Xuan Yuan Ye's queen.

  The empress's face slightly darkened, just wanting to say something, but Meng Fuying secretly pulled the empress's sleeve, stopping her.

  Meng Fu Ying had always suspected that Meng Ru Xue's purpose for coming today was not pure, and now it seemed that her appearance today was by no means a coincidence.

  Otherwise, it wouldn't be so coincidental that Rong Fei met her, and Rong Fei even invited Meng Ruxue to attend the family banquet without avoiding suspicion.

  After all, it was a banquet in Roucheng Palace. Since Concubine Rou had invited her, why should she stop her? She wanted to see what they were up to.

  The empress dowager also immediately understood her meaning and didn't say anything else.

  Because Rong Fei had someone come to urge again, Meng Fu Ying could only go earlier and help arrange some scattered things.

  "Alright, wait for Ye Er to come later, you can stop being stubborn now. Tonight, just follow Ye Er back home." The gentle princess advised her with a serious and kind tone, but also with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

  Because it was a banquet in the Rong Xin Palace, and Concubine Rong had specifically instructed her to arrange things, she was also younger, so naturally she had to take care of things. After all, those who came today were either the emperor's concubines or princes and princesses, and she was the youngest among the princesses.

  No matter what, polite words, hypocritical words, insincere words have to be said in the hustle and bustle of social interactions.

  As it was in the imperial palace, Empress Dowager also came, supported by Lan Mei. This time Meng Cuiying was very willing to greet her and personally helped the Empress Dowager sit in the most honorable position.

  And just as she was helping the Empress Dowager in, Xuan Yuan Ye also came in, casting a faint glance at her before sitting down in the seat that had been specially arranged for him.

  When Meng Cuo Ying saw him, he had already sat down. It was just that, it was unclear whether it was a coincidence or someone's deliberate arrangement, but Meng Ru Xue happened to be sitting right next to him.

  Originally, this banquet was quite casual, as long as the emperor, empress dowager and the host's seats were not mistaken, the others below would not be too particular.

  Besides, today was already too casual, and even the reason was a bit far-fetched.

  Meng Fu's face slightly darkened, and his heart suddenly felt a few points of depression. He clearly saw Meng Ruxue sitting over there, so why did he still want to sit down?

  To Xuan Yuan Ye's left, there was an empty seat, obviously reserved for her, but Meng Cui Ying still felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart.

  Everyone has arrived, Meng Fu Ying glanced at the empty seat on Xuan Yuan Ye's left side but didn't go over and instead sat down in a relatively distant seat.

  Roufei saw Meng Fu Ying sitting casually in the distance, her face involuntarily sinking. On this side, Mingming Ye'er had specially left a seat for her, but she did this, also too not giving Ye'er any face.

  However, Roufei still understood Meng Fuying's temperament, so she didn't dare to call out to her either, fearing that if she did, Meng Fuying would refuse again, and everyone would be even more embarrassed.

  Xuanyuan Ye's face also slightly sank, a pair of eyes gazed at Meng Fu Ying sitting in the distance, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, what was she doing?

  Is this how you avoid suspicion?

  "Your tea, Your Highness." Just then, Meng Ruxue took the tea that the palace maid had just poured and placed it in front of Xuan Yuan Ye, saying softly.

  Xuanyuan Wei's eyes widened slightly, his eyebrows furrowing again as if he had only just realized that the person sitting next to him was Meng Ruxue. To be honest, when he came in, he had only been paying attention to Meng Fuying, and hadn't really noticed anyone else.

  "Yan'er, Xue'er was specially invited by the Empress Dowager." The gentle consort saw Xuan Yuan Yan's icy face and suddenly spoke in a soft voice, her eyes filled with laughter and 100% satisfaction towards Meng Ru Xue.

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes flickered slightly before he reached out to take the tea from Meng Ruxue's hand.

  Meng Ruxue's smile on her face grew wider, and she leaned forward slightly towards Rong Fei, saying "Thank you, Imperial Consort Rong."

  Her words were directed at Rong Fei, but her smiling eyes were looking at Xuan Yuan Ye. Moreover, the way she slightly bowed to Rong Fei made it seem to outsiders that she was leaning close to Xuan Yuan Ye and whispering something with a gentle smile on her face.

  "Xue Er's dance is the one this palace likes the most, I'm afraid no one in the world can surpass it." The gentle concubine praised without hiding her admiration, then turned to Xuan Yuan Ye and softly said, "Ye Er, don't you think so?"

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still nodded slightly.

  "Empress Rong is really overpraising. Xue'er isn't as good as Empress Rong said." Meng Ruxue smiled even more happily.

  From where Meng Fu Ying was sitting, it was Meng Ru Xue who slightly leaned forward and said something to Xuan Yuan Ye, while Xuan Yuan Ye nodded slightly in response.

  More gloominess in his heart, although he knew that this was not Xuan Yuan Ye's intention. However, he could have chosen not to sit there. After all, today wasn't a particularly important banquet. He had simply sat down casually and no one would say anything about it.

  Isn't he usually someone who doesn't care about others' opinions? Today he's sitting there in a very proper and conventional manner.

  Seeing Meng Ruxue smiling lightly at him, Meng Cuiying felt uncomfortable in her heart and casually picked up a cup of wine from the table and drank it down.

  Actually, Xuan Yuan Ye was sitting in the middle seat at this moment, not wanting to arouse suspicion, and he had made a special effort to leave an empty seat for her.

  Actually, Meng Ruxue originally sat down after he did.

  Who would have thought that Meng Bufeng actually sat in that remote seat?

  If he gets up again now, he will definitely arouse suspicion.

  As Meng Fu Ying downed a cup of wine, his eyes sparkled and he felt a few threads of worry in his heart.

  "Your Highness, Rong Fei said that her sister has been throwing a tantrum these past few days, so she asked Xue Er to go and persuade her. To be honest, her sister's temper is indeed quite stubborn, but her sister always listens to Xue Er's words, so Xue Er will definitely try to persuade her well." Meng Ruxue finally had the opportunity to sit next to Xuan Yuan Ye, so she naturally wanted to curry favor with him.

  Xuanyuan's eyes, which had been slightly lowered, took on a few more degrees of chilliness. As for the things Meng Ruxue had done, how could he not know about them? It was just that, out of consideration for Lord Hou's face, he hadn't bothered to take her to task over them. Now, having heard her words, his heart grew even colder, and a faint, cold smile played on his lips as he said in a chilly voice, "No need. If she doesn't want to go back, then there's no need for her to go back."

  Meng Ruxue heard his words and secretly rejoiced in her heart. She couldn't wait for Meng Fuying to never come back.

  However, he deliberately put on a sad face and said again, "Your Highness, my sister is still young and doesn't understand things very well. If there's anything she did wrong, please forgive her."

  She once again portrayed the deep sisterly love in the play.

  "Ah, if only Rong Er was as sensible as you, that would be great." Consort Rou softly sighed, not hiding her fondness for Meng Ru Xue, but also saying it for Xuan Yuan Ye to hear.

  The words paused slightly, then with a regretful expression, said, "Alas, what a pity. If it hadn't happened that day when the emperor chose his consort, perhaps by now, you would already be Empress of Yan."

  Her eyes glanced at Xuan Yuan Ye, then she sighed again and said, "As for that matter, it wasn't a big deal to begin with. It was all good... later..." The Empress's words intentionally stopped there, but the meaning was already very clear. She let out a soft sigh and continued, "Moreover, at that time, Xue Er was probably still under the influence of the drug."

  Xuanyuan Ye's hand, which was holding the cup, tightened slightly, but he didn't say anything. His face didn't show any unusual expression either. It was just that his eyes, when looking at Meng Cuiying without leaving any trace, had some hidden worries in his heart.

  "At that time, Xue Er didn't know what was going on either?" Meng Ruxue's face slightly sank, the smile on her face also stagnated, and her heart was filled with hatred.

  At first, Mingming was supposed to drug Meng's shadow, but for some reason, he ended up drinking it himself. It must have been that woman's doing.

  She thought that she was about to marry Xuan Yuan Ye, but because of that woman's meddling, her lifelong happiness was ruined. She would never let that woman off the hook.

  "Alas. I also understand your feelings for Rong Er, and I truly like you too. Unfortunately, Rong Er is already married to his consort, so it would be unfair to you." Consort Rou sighed softly again, seeing Meng Ru Xue's sorrowful expression.

  Roufei has always liked Meng Ruxue, which is well-known to everyone. In the past, Meng Ruxue often entered the palace, although the Empress was Meng Ruxue's relative, but Meng Ruxue was mostly in Rouxin Palace.

  So, Zhourong's words are also sincere feelings, but now, it's just expressing some feelings. It can only be said casually.

  However, Meng Ruxue heard the gentle concubine's words and her eyes flashed with an unusual light, saying repeatedly, "As long as Snow can serve by your side, no matter what, she won't feel humiliated."

  Her words were quite straightforward.

  When saying this, a pair of eyes looked at Xuan Yuan Ye with deep affection.

  Xuanyuan Ye didn't pay attention to their conversation at all, because his mind was on Meng Cuiying, but when he heard Meng Ruxue's words, he quickly turned around and looked at Meng Ruxue.

  However, in her eyes, there was only a clear coldness, without any hint of affection.

  Roufei was stunned, her face clearly showing a few points of astonishment, and her eyes also quickly looked at Xuan Yuan Ye, watching his reaction.

  At this moment, what Meng Bufei saw in her eyes was that Meng Ruxue was gazing at Xuan Yan with deep affection, and Xuan Yan was also staring at Meng Ruxue without blinking. However, since Xuan Yan's gaze wasn't directed at her, she naturally couldn't see the emotions in his eyes.

  There was a faint sourness in his heart, Xuan Yuan Ye usually wouldn't even glance at other women, but today he was staring straight at Meng Ruxue?

  Could it be that he had some different feelings towards Meng Ruxue after all?

  At this point, his heart sank slightly, and he was about to pick up the wine glass on the table again, but the wine glass was suddenly taken away by someone.

  "Don't drink anymore." A gentle voice sounded beside her, and Xuan Yuanfan sat down beside her, taking away the wine in front of her.

  He was originally sitting across from her, but seeing her like that, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, so he still couldn't resist coming over.

  "Mind your own business." Seeing him, Meng Cuiying's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Xuan Yuanfan shouldn't be here at this time.

  "In this situation, it's better not to get drunk." Xuan Yuanfan was slightly stunned, seemingly letting out a silent sigh, before speaking again in a low voice.

  However, he also slightly straightened his back and pulled away from her, afraid of bringing unnecessary trouble to her.

  He came over, just because he was worried in his heart, afraid that she had drunk too much, after all, in such a situation, if she got drunk and made a fool of herself, it wouldn't be good for her.

  "Drunk?" Meng Fu Ying smiled slightly, with this little wine, how could she get drunk? Even if she was angry, she still had a sense of proportion, and besides, that's why she didn't sit next to Xuan Yuan Ye.

  It's not entirely because of Meng Ruxue, but also for a more important reason. If she were to sit in the seat on Xuan Yuan Ye's left side, then she would be sitting together with Concubine Rou.

  Her eyes glanced slightly at her left sleeve, and a few more hints of coldness appeared in the depths of her eyes.

  Actually, Meng Ruxue was just a good excuse. It's just that seeing the subtle movements between Xuan Yuan Ye and Meng Ruxue made him feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.

  Or maybe she's just jealous.

  Once you care about it, you will really lose your original rationality.

  No wonder people say that a woman in love has an IQ of almost zero.

  Mingfei arrived relatively late and, having no suitable seat available, saw Meng Fuyao sitting in a remote location, so she sat between Xuan Yuan Ye and Rongfei.

  The words also interrupted Meng Ruxue's confession, Mingfei suddenly inserted herself, and Rongfei naturally couldn't say anything else.

  Meng Ruxue gazed at Mingfei, her eyes flashing with a hint of resentment. This woman had not come early or late, but precisely at this moment. If Mingfei hadn't sat down at this time, perhaps the gentle and elegant Empress might...

  Xuanyuan Ye secretly let out a sigh of relief, but in fact, he was still worried that Rong Fei would make such a request, especially at this extremely sensitive time.

  Fortunately, Mingfei appeared in time.

  Rou Fei saw Ming Fei suddenly sit down, and in her eyes, it seemed that a hint of dissatisfaction also flashed by, but she couldn't say anything either. After all, Meng Fu Ying was already sitting elsewhere.

  Xuanyuan Ye looked towards Meng Fuyao again, and saw Xuanyuan Fan sitting beside her, slightly stunned, with a flash of coldness in his eyes, or perhaps, also with some anger.

  While Ming Fei looked at Xuan Yuan Fan sitting next to Meng Fu Ying, the anger in her eyes also rose rapidly. However, at this moment, she had nowhere to vent her anger, so she turned to Xuan Yuan Ye and said angrily, "Your Highness should take good care of your own queen, don't let her flirt with men everywhere."

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes suddenly sank, the hand holding the teacup suddenly exerted force, and the cup in his hand suddenly cracked into pieces.

  Ming Fei's mouth opened and closed again, and she didn't dare speak recklessly anymore.

  As Meng Ruxue looked towards where Meng Duiying was sitting, her eyes flashed with a hint of dark joy. The more this woman was like this, the better; best would be for His Highness to directly dismiss her.

  After His Majesty entered, the noisy hall suddenly quieted down, and the banquet officially began.

  What's called a party is just everyone eating and drinking, accompanied by some entertainment.

  "The palace hasn't seen Xue'er dance for a long time, why don't you come and dance for everyone today?" Consort Rou said with a gentle smile, looking at Meng Ruxue with extreme closeness, giving her the opportunity to show off in front of everyone.

  Everyone naturally agreed, but some eyes had a different intention, gazing at Meng Cuo Ying sitting in the distance.

  There was ridicule, contempt, and some sympathy. This gentle concubine, in such a situation, actually elevated Meng Ruxue so much that it can be seen that the relationship between these two mothers-in-law must not have been good.

  Have to say, Meng Ruxue's dance is indeed very good. The crowd that was originally scattered, at this moment saw Meng Ruxue on stage and all looked towards her.

  Meng Ruxue was originally the acknowledged number one beauty of the Xuan Yuan royal family, and with her extraordinary dancing skills, she could easily attract everyone's attention.

  As Meng Ruxue danced, the entire hall suddenly fell silent, with all eyes fixed on her. The men were stunned and the women jealous, but Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes didn't even glance at her once.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes did not go to look at Meng Ru Xue, but instead, she looked again at her own sleeve, and in her heart, she slightly sank.

  "Ah! Concubine Rou, what's wrong?" Just then, a little palace maid suddenly cried out in surprise.

  Everyone's eyes quickly turned to the little palace maid, and Meng Ruxue also quickly stopped her movements.

  At this moment, Rong Fei suddenly didn't move at all and lay on the table.

  "Summon the imperial physician, summon the imperial physician!" The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly as he suddenly shouted in a cold voice. One of the imperial physicians hastily ran over and quickly examined Consort Rong before saying with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, Consort Rong has been poisoned."

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes sank slightly, and she secretly sneered in her heart. She thought of the previous events, where Rong Fei went to persuade her to return to the manor, but in the end, the two parted on bad terms.

  Meng Ruxue's sudden entry into the palace seems that all of this was also within that person's calculations.

  She just knew it wouldn't be such a coincidence.

  Roufei was quickly escorted away, but everyone in the hall couldn't leave because Roufei had been poisoned in this very hall, making everyone a suspect.

  No matter who it is, they must undergo careful examination.

  The Emperor specially dispatched the Imperial Forest Army to come.

  For everyone, one by one inspection is required, whether it's a noble consort or a prince...

  So, Meng Fuying was also unable to escape. A member of the Imperial Guard walked up to Meng Fuying and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I'm afraid I have no choice."

  They were extremely respectful in their attitude, because those people had always been obedient to Xuan Yuan Ye.

  That eunuch just went through the motions and wanted to check the next one, but at this moment, the imperial physician who had just examined Consort Rou happened to pass by Meng Fu Ying's side. When he saw Meng Fu Ying's sleeve, he suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute."

  That imperial guard looked slightly stunned, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his expression, but he couldn't say anything.

  Everyone heard the imperial physician's voice and also looked over in this direction.

  The imperial physician walked over to Meng Fu Ying's side and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please lift up your sleeve."

  Meng Fuying's heart secretly laughed coldly, but slowly raised his hand. The imperial physician looked at Meng Fuying's sleeve and suddenly turned pale, then quickly turned to the emperor and said in shock, "Your Majesty, there is poison on the Seventh Princess's sleeve, it's the same as the one that poisoned Consort Rou."

  The imperial physician's words caused everyone to be shocked, and even Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes flashed with a few moments of astonishment, and deep within his eyes, there was also a hint of worry and tension.

  But Meng Fu Ying's lips curled up into a faint cold smile, it seemed that some people really took her for a soft persimmon?

  Does she really look like someone who is easy to bully?

  Next, it's also her turn to counterattack...